rename multiple files with rename command?

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How can I rename a lot of files using a regex?
Rename All Files with a Certain Name

There are files with

ORDER_EVENTS_SOMETHING_20120117.log
ORDER_EVENTS_SOME2_20120117.log
ORDER_EVENTS_CHARS_20120117.log

and so on..

I need to rename them to

ORDER_EVENTS_SOMETHING_20120113.log
ORDER_EVENTS_SOME2_20120113.log

and so on..

How can I do that?

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 17 '12 at 15:53

6

do:

rename -n 's/(.*)_20120117/$1_20120113/' ORDER_EVENTS*

once you sure this is it, remove the -n option.

answered Jan 17 '12 at 15:53

Michał Šrajer

Nikhil did easier regexp (+1). Anyhow I will leave this for the reference. – Michał Šrajer Jan 17 '12 at 15:55
+1 for hint on `-n` switch – feeela Sep 18 '12 at 21:22

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 17 '12 at 15:52

4

rename 's/20120117/20120113/' ORDER_EVENTS_*20120117.log

This assumes that all the files to be renamed are in the same directory.

answered Jan 17 '12 at 15:52

Nikhil Mulley

daniel kullmann · Answer 3 · 2012-01-18T10:25:07.750

0

Or use mmv:

  mmv "*17.log" "#1\13.log"

edited Jan 18 '12 at 10:25

answered Jan 17 '12 at 18:37

daniel kullmann

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